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How Military Service Helped Me See Beyond Assumptions — and Embrace Differences

BlueYonder

My wingman in basic training was a gay, red-headed man from Puerto Rico who told me my Spanish needed help (which it did!). In fact, one of these “stereotypical” recruits ended up being the best man at my wedding in 2014, a decade after we met. I was, of course, wrong.

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This Week in Logistics News (November 18-22, 2013)

Talking Logistics

UPS Sets 2014 Rates. Canada, and Puerto Rico will increase an average net of 4.9 By now, most companies should have their transportation budgets in place for 2014. So, is your transportation budget increasing or decreasing in 2014, and by how much? Robinson Enters Switzerland Marketplace. higher than in September.”

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Case Studies. Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes.

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NASCES 2016: End-to-End Supply Chain Management Transformations

Kinaxis

In 2014, of the 20,460,136 individuals with disabilities ages 18 to 64 years living in the community , 7,030,317 individuals were employed —34.4 percent) and lowest in Puerto Rico (22.3 Rueben said that this is morally wrong, in fact a crime. According to DisabilityCompendium.org.

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Supply Chain Best Practices: Preparing for the Worst

Elementum

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, drug manufacturing plants were faced with production delays, fueling nationwide shortages of basic medicines. Case Studies. Hurricane Maria Disrupts the Pharma Industry. West Coast Port Strike Disrupts Shipping Lanes.

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Market Update: Union Contracts- May 2021

Freight Plus

The ILA is the International Longshoremen’s Association and they represent workers from Eastern Canada to the Great Lakes, the entire Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast, and Puerto Rico. The previous ILWU contract was in negotiations in 2014 (extension agreed to in 2017). Both labor contracts are expiring on July 1st, 2022.

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Anita Arts: “A supply chain manager can no longer sit in an ivory tower

Supply Chain Movement

The British company is owner of Unitymedia KabelBW (Germany), UPC (The Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Romania), VTR (Chile) and Liberty (Puerto Rico). This article was first published in Supply Chain Movement Q2 – 2014.